Board 8 > Good love triangles in fiction

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KamikazePotato
10/03/17 11:12:49 PM
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I'm struggling to think of any. They're usually uncomfortable and get played out for cheap drama.
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pjbasis
10/03/17 11:13:08 PM
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Inviso
10/03/17 11:13:22 PM
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Pyramid Head and those two mannequins is a love triangle on multiple levels.
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MasaomiHouzuki
10/03/17 11:14:44 PM
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Oregairu's Hikigaya/Yui/Yukino

Everyone's pulling their weight there.
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Paratroopa1
10/03/17 11:16:12 PM
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Johnny/Lisa/Mark
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:17:47 PM
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MasaomiHouzuki posted...
Oregairu's Hikigaya/Yui/Yukino


oh hey this is one of the first ones I thought of

also Vyse/Aika/Fina because there's clearly love there but never any drama over it
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KamikazePotato
10/03/17 11:19:11 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
also Vyse/Aika/Fina because there's clearly love there but never any drama over it

That's not a love triangle, that's straight up polygamy
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:21:38 PM
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nah Vyse definitely doesn't have the skills to pull off polygamy

he does have the skills to let them both be in love with him and never really pursue either one of them and everyone is good with it
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:23:06 PM
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Also, I do like Cloud/Tifa/Aerith because there's never any enmity or real drama between them.

plus there's a clear winner and you don't have to feel bad for the loser because it's understandable why she lost
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Inviso
10/03/17 11:24:19 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Also, I do like Cloud/Tifa/Aerith because there's never any enmity or real drama between them.

plus there's a clear winner and you don't have to feel bad for the loser because it's understandable why she lost


I don't feel bad for the loser at all. In fact, I'm glad she wound up with Sephiroth instead.
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pjbasis
10/03/17 11:24:31 PM
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:24:46 PM
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Inviso posted...
I don't feel bad for the loser at all


isn't that what I said
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Raka_Putra
10/03/17 11:26:02 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
Johnny/Lisa/Mark

Yeah but what about Denny?
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pyresword
10/03/17 11:26:02 PM
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Toradora
Chihayafuru
Golden Time

Maybe Oregairu (I love the show, but I think the characters are stronger as individuals than as a unit)
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:26:17 PM
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pjbasis posted...
I feel kind of bad for Quistis tho


well that's a curbstomp love triangle if there ever was one so you can't help feeling a little bad for her

never had a chance
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:27:11 PM
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pyresword posted...
Toradora


Isn't that more of a rectangle?

I mean if we're allowed to go beyond triangles I can submit School Rumble and whatever shape that would qualify as
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Inviso
10/03/17 11:27:49 PM
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Raka_Putra posted...
Paratroopa1 posted...
Johnny/Lisa/Mark

Yeah but what about Denny?


STOP GANGING UP ON ME!
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Paratroopa1
10/03/17 11:27:53 PM
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Raka_Putra posted...
Paratroopa1 posted...
Johnny/Lisa/Mark

Yeah but what about Denny?

He just likes to watch.
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Mac Arrowny
10/03/17 11:30:21 PM
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Okabe/Kurisu/Mayuri is pretty nice.
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pyresword
10/03/17 11:31:31 PM
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edit: in response to Leon

I don't think so. (Toradora spoilers I guess?) I don't really ever view Taiga/Kitamura as a serious thing in Toradora. As I see it it's mostly about Ryuji/Taiga/Minori. I guess Ami's there also if that disqualifies it for you, but the key point there for me is that Ryuji never takes Ami seriously in the first place, whereas I think you could argue he has romantic feelings for both Minori and Taiga

If we're counting any flavor of love polygons or 20-pointed stars or whatever, then I agree School Rumble is a good choice.
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:32:41 PM
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Well, I guess it depends on whether it matters if the love is reciprocated or if there's any realistic chance the romance will succeed.
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pyresword
10/03/17 11:32:47 PM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
Okabe/Kurisu/Mayuri is pretty nice.

?

Is this portrayed differently in the VN or something? I never even got any hint of romantic feelings in either direction from Okabe/Mayuri in the anime.
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SeabassDebeste
10/03/17 11:32:47 PM
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tbh, i enjoy love triangles in general

sakura/rin/shirou i liked a lot
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:34:53 PM
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pyresword posted...
Is this portrayed differently in the VN or something? I never even got any hint of romantic feelings in either direction from Okabe/Mayuri in the anime.


Ehhhh, not really. Okabe definitely doesn't have those kinds of feelings for Mayuri, in any case. It's ambiguous in Mayuri's case.
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pyresword
10/03/17 11:35:39 PM
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Oh how did I forget White Album 2? That one was pretty great, though I could easily see that crossing into "cheap drama" for a lot of other people.
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NBIceman
10/03/17 11:36:21 PM
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Luke/Tear/Natalia from Tales of the Abyss, since it actually serves to develop all three of them and isn't just played for mindless drama.

Probably kind of a fringe example because of how it progresses, but still worth mentioning I think.
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velocycloraptor
10/03/17 11:37:25 PM
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cyclops/jean grey/wolverine
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:38:19 PM
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Eh, Luke/Tear/Natalia is one of those situations where it was clear Natalia never really had a chance since Luke doesn't feel that way about her at all, so again, I guess it depends on whether you think that matters.

what are the good love triangles involving two dudes and a girl anyway

we seem to be stuck on the two girls and a guy ones
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Kenri
10/03/17 11:38:34 PM
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KamikazePotato posted...
LeonhartFour posted...
also Vyse/Aika/Fina because there's clearly love there but never any drama over it

That's not a love triangle, that's straight up polygamy

ngl I thought of Vyse/Aika/Fina the instant I saw this topic and dismissed it for the same reason
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Snrkiko
10/03/17 11:38:37 PM
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yuri alice karin
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Snrkiko
10/03/17 11:39:08 PM
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shion kevin/kosmos allen
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Axl_Rose_85
10/03/17 11:39:23 PM
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Estelle/Yuri/Flynn (Tales of Vesperia)
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Mac Arrowny
10/03/17 11:40:16 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...

what are the good love triangles involving two dudes and a girl anyway

we seem to be stuck on the two girls and a guy ones


Two girls and a guy is a lot more common in Japanese stuff that isn't aimed at girls, and I'm not sure KP's the type of guy who would enjoy stuff that's aimed at girls.
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Eddv
10/03/17 11:40:44 PM
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BETTY-ARCHIE-VERONICA

bam, question answered next.

Chihayafuru is a really great one because theyre all one sided!

White Album 2 also is amazing for this.

One of Honey and Clover's two love triangles are pretty great too - mainly because the 'original' or 'disrupted' pairings there were just childish obsessions. The other one isn't great but it DOES at least resolve in a unique way

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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:40:55 PM
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I don't know that KP is necessarily looking for recommendations...!
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pyresword
10/03/17 11:42:16 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
what are the good love triangles involving two dudes and a girl anyway

pyresword posted...
Chihayafuru


Fruits Basket is also reasonably good and is 2 male/1 female actually.
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mnkboy907
10/03/17 11:43:04 PM
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Agents of SHIELD Fitz/Simmons/AIDA. AIDA's reaction to being turned down, omg so good. Not that it was really a... standard love triangle.

Dean/Castiel/Crowley is a good one too.
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:44:01 PM
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Hmm...Sousuke/Kaname/Tessa in Full Metal Panic! is pretty good, too. It's always nice when one of the characters is fully aware that they're in a love triangle and they troll the other side for all it's worth.
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PumpkinCoach
10/03/17 11:48:08 PM
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Bong-sun/Sun-woo/Soon-ae (Oh My Ghost)

between a woman, her boss, and the ghost possessing her
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velocycloraptor
10/03/17 11:49:00 PM
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also quistis/squall/rinoa is a very good example

the reason that the triangle is effective is that it functions to explain Squalls personality, with Quistis and her approach to the pursuit highlighting Squalls personality issues and Rinoa highlighting the way to get through to him and make him open up.
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Snake5555555555
10/03/17 11:51:29 PM
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I think Raylan/Ava/Boyd is a good, interesting, and complicated one.
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SeabassDebeste
10/03/17 11:54:22 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Hmm...Sousuke/Kaname/Tessa in Full Metal Panic! is pretty good, too. It's always nice when one of the characters is fully aware that they're in a love triangle and they troll the other side for all it's worth.

good pick! it's been so long since i watched this.

PumpkinCoach posted...
Bong-sun/Sun-woo/Soon-ae (Oh My Ghost)

between a woman, her boss, and the ghost possessing her

i just watched this show, good pick too! though god damn it really kinda dragged in the last 2-3 episodes when the focus was on the villain/flashbacks

re: 2 guys/1 girl variety - buffy and her two primary lovers is alright, though the timeline doesn't work great
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Eddv
10/03/17 11:55:22 PM
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Buffy isnt a love triangle - its just a woman with two boyfriends at two different times.

Unless you mean Buffy/whoevershesdating/Xander

which is like...okay I guess.
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LeonhartFour
10/03/17 11:58:45 PM
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SeabassDebeste posted...
good pick! it's been so long since i watched this.


Well, it's finally getting a new season next year!
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velocycloraptor
10/04/17 12:00:09 AM
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willow/oz/xander is more of an example of a love triangle from buffy

or xander/cordelia/willow
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HeroDelTiempo17
10/04/17 12:14:01 AM
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Axl_Rose_85 posted...
Estelle/Yuri/Flynn (Tales of Vesperia)


You mean Yuri/Estelle/Rita
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PumpkinCoach
10/04/17 12:21:08 AM
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SeabassDebeste posted...

i just watched this show, good pick too! though god damn it really kinda dragged in the last 2-3 episodes

oh hey, someone else here who watches kdramas. been a long time so i don't remember how the ending played out exactly. iirc i cried a lot.
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bryans7
10/04/17 2:51:21 AM
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Jughead and two burgers.
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Tsunbiribiri
10/04/17 3:04:07 AM
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bryans7 posted...
Jughead and two burgers.


Uhh

The burgers have no say in the matter as Jughead devours both of them
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WickIebee
10/04/17 3:17:20 AM
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Denny Crane, the midget, and the midget's mom.

What? I didn't feel like trying to remember their names.
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